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● Data: Following the conclusion of the 2022 congressional elections, Daily Kos Elections is pleased to unveil the most comprehensive guide you’ll find anywhere to the members of the new 118th Congress and their constituencies. This spreadsheet includes a wealth of demographic and electoral data on both senators and representatives as well as the states and districts they represent, providing key insight on the makeup of Congress and statistics that play a critical role in understanding both chambers.
We've also visualized much of this data in charts and maps like the one at the top of this story showing House members' race or ethnicity (click here for a larger image). You can find many more in our full article exploring the guide's data.
The guide includes our own calculations of the 2020 presidential elections by congressional district for the new districts following the most recent round of redistricting, preliminary House results for the 2022 midterms, and the results of the most recent election for each senator. It also features vital census demographic statistics, such as racial breakdowns (including by citizenship status) to provide the most accurate estimation of the eligible voter population. It further contains data covering college educational attainment, median household income, and an estimate of the share of eligible voters who are white without a college degree.
For voting members of the House and Senate, we also have statistics on their gender, race or ethnicity, age, LGBTQ status, religious affiliation, and even a name-pronunciation guide. The 118th Congress will be both the most racially diverse and have the highest share of women on record, building on the historic 116th and 117th congresses.
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